In a weekend match on Sunday Feb 20th, in week 20, Sturm Graz will host Rapid Wien at Merkur Arena in a meeting of these two closely matched Tipico Bundesliga teams. 3rd placed Sturm Graz is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Wattens. Raffael Behounek struck first for Wattens in the 5th minute on a feed from Bror Blume Jensen, then Hojlund tied it up for Sturm Graz in the 38th minute . Sturm Graz is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while 6th placed Rapid Wien is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Salzburg. Filip Stojković struck first for Rapid Wien in the 18th minute, but Brenden Aaronson got the equalizer for Salzburg in the 64th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 77th minute on a goal by Noah Okafor to cap off a wild match. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 26th of September, Sturm Graz took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Kelvin Yeboah struck first for Sturm Graz in the 38th minute, then Jon Gorenc Stanković added another in the 71st minute In the end, Rapid Wien was frustrated by Sturm Graz’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sturm Graz ended the match with the shutout victory.
Rapid Wien’s most prolific scorer has been Ercan Kara. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Sturm Graz’s top weapon lately has been Jakob Jantscher, who has three goals in the last five matches.